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Washington angler Ed Ward's Intruder was a fly that created quite a stir in the last
several years because it broke away from traditional Steelhead fly designs.
By all reports this fly has been highly effective. It is a big and bulky
fly, creating a large profile for fish to spot and it swims like a small fish or squid in the water. It takes a little more time to tie, however, and it is difficult to find instructions anywhere on the internet. So here are detailed Step-By-Step instructions for tying it, with a few notes about Ed Ward's original design.

Name

Ed Ward's Intruder Recipe (See note below steps)

Category

Stealhead

Hook

2/0 Mustad 36890 salmon that has been straightened with the barb cut off; Trailer hook is a Daichii 2451 size 1-2

Rear Hackle

Soft, black hackle

Feelers

9 strands of orange-dyed ostrich plume, on each side of hook shank

Body

Burnt-orange chenille palmered with a long narrow badger hackle

Shell

Two cree hackle tied in on each side of the shank as wings

Head

Small ball of black chenille; lead eyes

Head

Black

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Note: The nice thing about tying the Intruder is
that you can vary the colors and materials while still achieving the intended
effect, that is a fly with a large profile that really swims under water. The Intruder can also be tied on a tube, which
eliminates the necessity for attaching a trailing hook to a shank or using a Waddington shank.
See also on this site, "Intruders Tube Fly Style",
Russian Intruders", "Four Russian Intruder Tube Flies".
...And for another twist for tying the Intruder, see Dennis Dickson's "Bunny
Intruder".